Re: Stop our poorest pensioners freezing to death this winter

The Carbon Levy will be Revenue Neutral, and the money taken in from Fossil Fuel users will be used to reduce demand, or develop non polluting alternatives.

Is the carbon levy about to wing its way to us in the eagerly anticipated October Budget, or are they still procrastinating?? I also think they should raise the VRT on Band G vehicles to 10K a year... 2 grand is nothing to some of the Ross O' Carroll Kelly types I seem to have to share South Dublin's narrow roads with.

Axles of eeeevil!!! Tax the phuckers. That should raise enough revenue to keep the old folks warm.... and before any gas guzzler fans start throwing brickbats and complaining about the needs of large families, there are plenty of seven seaters in bands E and F. There is NO reason for anyone to be driving anything on suburban roads that emits more than 200g Co2/km max.

Redistribution...NOW. The laissez faire market capitalism no regulations stuff just serves to widen the great wealth divide. You'd have thought we'd have learnt that from the Great Famine.....but no.

easy now girl. this is about pensioners not having enough money for heating and cooking warm meals, not your daily rant against ross o'carroll-kelly and his car. did he say he'd call but didn't? (ledge with a capital L!!!)

Re: Stop our poorest pensioners freezing to death this winter

Fianna Fail runs a scheme for such aged people living in roomy houses and unable to afford heat them. Fianna Fail will donate a sum of money to a relative of the "aged aunt", usually to a niece. The sum of money will match the market sale valyue of the house. The niece then purchases the house in her own name with the Fianna Fail money and then allows the aged aunt to live in the house until she dies. The great thing about this scheme is that Fianna Fail will never actually ask to be repaid.

<MOD> Stay on topic, there are plenty of other threads to rant about FF in</MOD>

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